Lunar New Year Celebration
Saturday, January 21st
1:30-3:30PM
Berkeley Public Library
Central location, outside on Kittredge between Harold and Shattuck (in the case of rain, event will move inside)
Schedule*
1:30PM Story Time with Author Oliver Chin
2:00PM 健身廣場舞 / Town Square Dance Troupe
2:45PM Cal VSA Lion Dancers
3:00PM Leung's White Crane Lion Dancers
2:00-3:30PM Food and Crafts!
*Subject to change
Please join us at the Freight & Salvage, one of Berkeley's oldest and most beloved music venues, for a special musical story time series with the Berkeley Public Library's Story Time Band. These FREE events will take place January - March on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Each session will feature live music, movement activities, and read-aloud stories for children ages 2-6. See you there!
Band Bio
Please join us Thursday mornings at 10:30am (weather permitting) for live music, movement activities, and stories with our story time band. For children ages 2-6, but younger and older children are welcome.
Bateman Mall Park, 3027 Colby St.
Thursdays, September 1st and 8th
Virginia-McGee Totland, 1644 Virginia St.
Thursdays, September 15th and 22nd
Prince Street Mini Park,1631 Prince St.
Thursdays, September 29th and October 6th
Bateman Mall Park, 3027 Colby St.
Thursdays, October 13th and 20th
Join us for a cozy concert with the Bay Area Children's Theatre!
The cast will read a story from the Frog and Toad series and perform a couple songs! We'll also have some crafts to round out the celebration.
Central Library, 4th floor Children's Nonfiction Room
Kids and Families welcome
Join us on December 16th at 4pm on the 5th floor of Central Library for a live music performance from Black Cedar Duo. Black Cedar Duo is happy to have this opportunity to bring music by Austrian composer, Franz Schubert, American folk music from the Appalachian Mountains, and Argentinian tango music by Astor Piazzolla.
The California Blue Runners Trio is a musical group made up of musicians that specialize in Zydeco and Cajun music from southern Louisiana. The leader, singer and accordion player, Andrew Carriere, is known throughout his community as an exceptional musician. The band also includes Haywood Douresseau playing the scrubboard, and Tom Stewart on the rhythm guitar. Most of the songs featured at this event will be sung in Louisiana French dialects.
Attendee seating will be socially distanced at this outdoor event.
Join us November 12th in celebrating our re-opening of our 5th floor with a performance by Dave Rocha's Jazz group!
Dave Rocha has been performing with his jazz group for more than 20 years. He has played in a number of major cities, including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle.
Shahrzad Dance Academy presents The World of Rainbow
Inspired by Bahram Khaef’s award-winning children’s book, The World of Rainbow, this interactive dance-theater program tells a colorful story about peace between lands, as a conscious choice.
Join Cal Raijin Taiko, Nikkei Choral Ensemble, and the UC Berkeley Nikkei Student Union for a celebration of Japanese cultural activities and fun! In addition to performances by the 15 member a capella chorus and Taiko drummers we will have craft activities, snacks, anime and more.
Special thanks to the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library for sponsoring this all-ages family-friendly event!
The library is happy to host the UC Berkeley chapter of Ballet and Books, a national, non-profit organization striving to reduce the literacy gap through the hybrid storytelling of dance and reading. In extracurricular programming led by UC Berkeley students, the group provides 6-9 year olds with an opportunity to improve their literacy skills through the combination of dance instruction and dialogic reading.
UC Berkeley Ballet & Books handles all registration matters. Contact them at berkeley@balletandbooks.org to get on a waitlist for future sessions.